If it wasn't for two artists completely ******** the bed with their first singles, then I'd just put anything by Chris Brown at #1 and leave it at that. Alas, those two artists just HAD to release complete garbage.
No worries and yeah, I can get feisty, but I prefer being the quite southern boy. I already know most of my music I enjoy a lot isn't the most popular on here.
Starting off the top 100 is the second single and first country single from Taylor Swift. This is probably one of the most beautiful videos released out this year. I am glad she didn't release this song over We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together as the first single. It would not have been as well accepted and lead to a weaker debut week for Red.
#99:
Palmoma Faith "Picking Up The Pieces"
This was a big year from UK based artists and Paloma is one of the latest to try to find success out here in the US. Even if she doesn't get pop success I do hope that HAC radio picks up this song and hopefully makes her a staple on that format.
#98:
Melanie Fiona "4 AM"
Probably one of the most relaxing songs that was released in the past year. Whenever I start to have a bad day, I tend to listen to this song most of the time to just reax be happy.
#97:
Phillip Phillips "Home"
Just went I started to lose faith in reality singing competitions, American Idol crowns Phillip Phillips the newest American Idol winner. Such a strong choice Phillips is, not only doing the rocker style that so many others tried but also being able to appeal to the general audience caught up in the folk rock craze. Home even sounds like a song that Mumford & Sons, the band that started the craze, might sing.
#96:
P!nk "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"
Artistically, one of P!nk's most artistic music videos she has released. Along with many other videos that were released there year, there were parts that really make no sense in the video. In the end it is a great ode to relationships going sour.
#95:
Florida Georgia Line "Cruise"
Not really the kind of country music that I tend to enjoy, but after listening to this song for a while it became beyond infectious. I would often find myself humming to this song even when I was listening to other songs.
#94:
Dierks Bentley "Home"
The second of three appearances from Mr. Bentley this year. Home is the first song of his that I started to treat him serious, cause Am I The Only One was a pretty childish sounding song. And as a final note, everything Dierks says in this song is so true.
#93:
The Script ft. will.i.am. "Hall Of Fame"
Believe it or not, I actually hate this song the first few times I listened to it. And if it wasn't bad enough I didn't care for the song, but will.i.am is featured on the song and most people know how I feel about him. As cheesy as the lyrics end up being, they do hold a strong message covered up in there.
#92:
Muse "Madness"
Madness ended up being another song that I didn't like for a while, I guess it is cause of how different it is from Uprising, but finally after about a month I slowly started to fall in love with the song. Also yet again, another song with the "wub wub" sounds in the back ground.
#91:
The Lumineers "Ho Hey"
Can anyone guess how I felt about this song the first time I heard it? If you guessed I didn't like it you are right! Yes, a third song that I didn't like at first but ended up peaking in the top 100. It is also the first indie rock song released this year that I didn't care for either, but with enough patience and time the grew on me like it had the American audience. I can say I am proud that the song ended up taking off like it did. Ho Hey is also the shortest song to appear on my countdown I do believe.
Next set will also include my favorite song from a video game.
Good call on Justin Bieber. Wish he would fade away already
Me too. I agreed with your comment regarding your #1's and #4. I hate Christina keeps releasing these NMT-like kind of songs. I miss her album "Stripped" really bad.